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generalism

generalism

8.5
Having knowledge and skills in many different areas rather than one
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnərəlɪzəm/
translation icon : generalismo
  • Oh, and it should be noted that whilst the lower levels of university education are designed to give a broad foundation, the higher-level "research" qualifications encourage "specialism" not "generalism," which might account for why we have few true generalists at the higher levels.
  • moral generalism

There's an argument for generalism as a path towards what you know, what economists talk about as match fit, which is a perfect match.

Examples

  • In the workplace, generalism allows employees to adapt to various roles rather than being confined to a single specialty.

  • There's an argument for generalism as a path towards what you know, what economists talk about as match fit, which is a perfect match.

  • As a broad generalism, executives are not on that sort of cash.

  • This opposition arises only in the case of moral generalism.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Nor is it because they have misinterpreted the theory of moral generalism or because the theory of moral generalism is necessarily flawed.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Nor is it because they have misinterpreted the theory of moral generalism or because the theory of moral generalism is necessarily flawed.

    Academic text (2016)
  • There is also a pragmatic reason for questioning moral generalism in the context of global bioethics.

    Academic text (2016)
  • If one wanted to find Shakespeare appreciated in this way before the rise of what Graff calls "Generalism," one would turn to the literary clubs, most of which were women's organizations.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Fourth, I critique Akabayashi and Fan's shared moral generalism in terms of the problems it raises for cross-cultural ethical justification.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In this paper, I use moral generalism to indicate the metaethical position that ethics consists of moral principles, and principlism to indicate the related position that ethical justification must proceed in terms of principles.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

breadth
vsgeneralism
24 6.3

The range of subjects a person knows about

focuses on practicing broad skills not only the potential to understand subjects
polymathy
vsgeneralism
9.9

Knowledge of many different subjects

emphasizes actively practicing or developing wide skills rather than just having knowledge

Antonyms

13 4.1

A particular area of work or study that someone focuses on

How Broad

polymathy
9.9
generalism
8.5
specialism
  • UK
1 7.4

Surface Forms

generalism singular
generalisms plural

Morphology

generalism = general (transparent) = general + ism

Formed by attaching the noun-forming suffix '-ism' to 'general' to denote a practice or doctrine of being general, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word generalism comes from general ('not limited' or 'for many kinds') and the ending -ism ('a practice or belief'). It names the choice to learn and use many different skills rather than be a specialist, so generalism means having broad knowledge and abilities.